The Hemphill & IC Lawn area of campus is home to a wide variety of oaks planted in an open park-like setting. Also located in this area is the pilot woodland project, where over 795 saplings were planted in 2004 to see how long it would take to achieve a dense forest.

Tour Statistics

2020 Tree Count

2,111

Canopy Cover

457,114 sqft

Canopy Coverage

10.49 acres / 40.56 acres = 25.86%

Leaf Area

1,920,486 sqft

Leaf Biomass

33,343 pounds

Carbon Storage

894,503 pounds

Gross Carbon Sequestration

24,621 pounds/year

Avoided Runoff

32,229 cu. ft/year

Pollution Removal

11,799 ounces/year

Tree Value

$1,443,206

Species Distribution

pie chart of species distribution
Quercus laurifolia
Quercus myrsinifolia
Carya illinoinensis
Acer saccharum
Morus rubra
Celtis laevigata
Acer x freemanii
Nyssa sylvatica
Quercus texana
Quercus prinus
Quercus bicolor
Quercus lyrata
Quercus acutissima
Ilex x attenuata
Viburnum odoratissimum
Quercus palustris
Acer negundo
Ulmas rubra
Lagerstroemia indica
Acer saccharinum
Ilex opaca
Catalpa bignonioides
Pinus elliottii
Pinus taeda
Liquidambar styraciflua